How does Duncan greet Lady Macbeth?

Answer 1

To Macbeth the weird sisters had greeted him with the future title of his being "THANE OF CAWDOR ", "THANE OF GLAMIS", AND THE GREATEST "KING HEREAFTER" that is he'll be the king of Scotland
To Banquo they had told that he'll be "LESSER THAN MACBETH BUT GREATER", "NOT SO HAPPY YET MUCH HAPPIER ","THOU SHALT GET KINGS THOUGH THOU BE NONE"

Answer 2

He says:

See, see, our honour'd hostess!

The love that follows us sometime is our trouble

Which still we thank as love. Herein I teach you

How you shall bid God 'ild us for your pains,

And thank us for your trouble.

A strange speech. What is this "love that follows us" he is talking about? Perhaps he is talking about uninvited guests like himself, who cause trouble, but still should be thanked because they do it out of love.

And if that isn't enough, there's the second sentence. If we replace all the pronouns with names, Elmo-style, "I" must be Duncan, "you" Lady Macbeth and "we" Duncan and Lady M, so it comes out something like "Duncan teaches Lady M how she, Lady M, should ask for God to reward and thank Duncan and herself for all the trouble she has taken." Excuse me? First of all, Duncan may be King but where does he get off "teaching" her what she should be asking God for, especially since he wants her to ask God to reward HIM for all the work SHE is doing!

Basically, it's "Hello Lady Macbeth. Sorry I decided to invite all my pals for a supper and booze-up at your place, but you need to be taught to thank us for it. I need to teach you, you silly woman, to ask God to reward me as well as you for all the hard work you have done preparing this party."

What a jackass. No wonder she wanted to kill him.

Answer 3

Duncan greets Lady Macbeth by thanking her for her hospitality and kindness in welcoming him to their home. He expresses gratitude for her warm reception and generosity.